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MONA LISA : Leonardo da Vinci : 1503

 enigmatically enlightened 
                   embodied essence of 
o__live imperceptible 
            darkly moon-fragrant purity a__live
still knowingness of rippled
                 LAKE LOVE
quiet mirth transitioning
I see the foolish in
                 YOu and CUP
                                    it  marbled
my hands silk
naked wrists need 
no pearls or diamonds 

         e      T       E       r       N   a       L    
  
                P O W E R    =     patience

MOTHER  
                                         undertoned melancholy 
figure exuding myrrh and musk
sooo   faintly_______smoothly polite 
WOMBED warmth 
                     e t e r n a l i s e d  ~ >> gentled

all shadows captured 
      integrated             morphed  meta  metered 
           let loose    uncoloured 
                     radiant   l i g h t   illusively 
           caught           framed   O a k
           prismatic in smile softly on     P o p
                                                                 lar 
black luminosity kindly stable
mystical Feminine Divine 
                                          [ my ruby red is hidden
                                         when you are ready 
                                 you   W I L L      f
                                                        i     n
                                                          d 
                                                               it 
                                   her    in   ner         HEART ]          
                  
Fire  Air  Earth  Water  Ether  >  I  mySelf
within   ~    _________not Angel 
smiling    HERE         rooted

in  aerial          C O N S C I O U S N E S S
          
  (birthed five full elements in   | | | | |   offspring) 

rainb o  W  through  squinxed-eDen 
 still-octo  pus  s  s   body     Octave
                                                         D
make me silvered      Opalescent 
                                  COME come
                                              my doves
UnlOck    
            coo    Coo  
                 caw    CAW
                            cackle rattle 
come  SOW
                      seed
I wisdom sit covered uncovered …Louvred
                          future protected with layers
of                       GLASS
          delicate insertions shatter no     THING

I enjoy them  •  f
                          litter 
        f
           i l  ters
                        fritters nourishing
          though       I AM
                            the       N U R T URER

it matters not when you leave
now or never
I hold you still if you do
in mahogany solidity
jellied for comfort 
                             warmer
than pink mohair deep
                                  frankincense smoky depth

         C~O~S~M~I~ C     is my singular  larvic 

smile            f      i     n      G      e     R     s
                             cautious dough for devouring
                                         then regretting remorse 
            
             MY CONTEXT IS NO MORE
             the HIDDEN EXPOSED ~  CLEAR

“I am in the Body
the Body is in ME
this is G_D speaking
from  oak-beeched frame 
hear MY  glimpsing  ~~~~~~  *** Lips
Light PRESENCE exuding              Earth    ***+
I move yet am         Xx  
                               STILL…    Leonardo’s genius
My heaven is          HERE       captured
nowhere else                |                |
Look at THIS MIRROR |________| eyes OO
IT is YOU IN ME                              magnetise 
You ARE MY WISDOM   ~  >
my Everything       +         which I        fall
WILL claim again ______again %         RisE

GO PLAY NOW  •••       =            glossed
I always watch over YOU               varnish
you cannot name my                          protected
     (      s                 i    LE
                     M                        ) try Not to

mere  WORDs   YEs ?       emerge ~
exist for it     - - - - -             lost in timelessness 
   sacral    wheel    s    l  o wly     soundless 
                            wheelie               eerie 
                                       tenderness 

chariot my eyed amygdala mountain breasts
 
GO-stay  is ONE grain 
                                  of sand  ____  I remain   

                   O             ||  > >

REMEMBER        this is ALL
ENTICe ••
 
                 Your   FREEDOM  is my JOY
                           I hold YOU 
                                 
                                 IN

                           W O M A N ” 

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Date: 6/12/2025 11:15:00 AM
Breathtaking complexity Ghairo. Congrats on top placement! :)
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Ghairo Daniels
Date: 6/13/2025 1:02:00 AM
ThkU for read & feedback, Linda. Great fun writing in pattern. X
Date: 6/12/2025 9:15:00 AM
Oh, this is so intricate! Congratulations. Stay creative!^___^JCB
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Ghairo Daniels
Date: 6/13/2025 1:07:00 AM
ThkU for read & comment, JCB. Much appreciated x .

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